DTD question - deling with child elements will the names?

[clone45]

Hello!

This is a totally newbie DTD question. Let's say that I have the following XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<root>
    <person>
        <name>John Doe</name>
        <pets>
            <pet>
                <name>Fluffy</name>
                <type>cat</type>
            </pet>
            <pet>
                <name>Rover</name>
                <type>dog</type>
            </pet>
        </pets>
    </person>
</root>

Here is my first swing at the DTD:

<!ELEMENT root ( person ) >
<!ELEMENT person ( name, pets? ) >
<!ELEMENT name ( #PCDATA ) >
<!ELEMENT pets ( pet+ ) >
<!ELEMENT pet ( name, type ) >
<!ELEMENT name ( #PCDATA ) >
<!ELEMENT type ( #PCDATA ) >

In English: My root node must have only 1 person element. The person element must have a name element and may have a pets element. The pets element must have one or more pet elements. The pet element has a name element and a type element.

I admit that my DTD could be flawed, but what I'm very curious about is the name element. I have two name elements with different parent elements. Is that going to be a problem in my DTD?

Thanks!
- Bret

 

[clone45]

Oh shoot, I really mangled the subject. Sorry.